Flexible endoscopic peripheral

Abstract

An endoscopic peripheral includes a flexible cable connecting a first end and a second end. The first end of a flexible cable including at least a camera and one or more lights positioned at a time of the first end. The tip is configured for insertion of at least a portion of the first end into a body of patient. The second end of the flexible cable terminates in a connector configured to physically connect the endoscopic peripheral to an electronic device external to the body of a patient. The electronic device powers the camera and the one or more lights and displays content captured by the camera.

What is claimed: 
     
       1. An endoscopic peripheral, comprising:
 a flexible cable connecting to a body of the endoscopic peripheral; 
 the body including at least a camera and one or more lights positioned at a tip of the body, the tip is configured for insertion of at least a portion of the body into a body of a patient; 
 a second end of the flexible cable terminating in a connector configured to physically connect the endoscopic peripheral to a wireless electronic device external to the body of the patient and separate from the endoscopic peripheral, the endoscopic peripheral including at least the camera and the one or more lights is configured to receive power conducted from the wireless electronic device through the flexible cable, and the endoscopic peripheral is configured to communicates content captured by the camera through the flexible cable to the wireless electronic device, the endoscopic peripheral is configured to utilize a plug and play standard when communicating with the wireless electronic device. 
 
     
     
       2. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 1 , wherein the endoscopic peripheral complies with Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) standard when connecting to the wireless electronic device. 
     
     
       3. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 2 , wherein the camera is configured to capture high definition content, and wherein the high definition content is configured to be captured by default applications of the wireless electronic device. 
     
     
       4. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 1 , wherein the body is rigid and encloses a portion of the camera and the one or more lights. 
     
     
       5. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 1 , wherein the body is cylindrically shaped. 
     
     
       6. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 1 , wherein a light intensity of the one or more lights, and storage of content is configured to be controlled through the wireless electronic device. 
     
     
       7. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a thermometer for measuring the temperature of the patient. 
 
     
     
       8. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a memory for storing images or video captured by the camera. 
 
     
     
       9. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless electronic device is configured to download an application for interfacing with the endoscopic peripheral. 
     
     
       10. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible cable is configured to be bent or positioned and thereafter hold the position. 
     
     
       11. An endoscopic peripheral, comprising:
 a flexible cable connecting to a body of the endoscopic peripheral; 
 the body including at least a camera and one or more lights positioned at a tip, the tip is configured for insertion of at least a portion of the body of the endoscopic peripheral into a body of a patient, wherein at least a portion of the body is rigid; and 
 a second end of the flexible cable terminating in a connector configured to physically connect the endoscopic peripheral to a wireless electronic device external to the body of the patient and separate from the endoscopic peripheral, the endoscopic peripheral including at least the camera and the one or more lights is configured to receive power conducted from the wireless electronic device through the flexible cable, and the endoscopic peripheral is configured to communicates content captured by the camera to the wireless electronic device through the flexible cable, the endoscopic peripheral is configured to utilize a plug and play standard when communicating with the wireless electronic device. 
 
     
     
       12. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a memory configured to store content, images, or video received from the camera. 
 
     
     
       13. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 11 , wherein the camera is configured to capture high-definition content. 
     
     
       14. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 11 , wherein the endoscopic peripheral complies with Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) standard when connecting to the wireless electronic device. 
     
     
       15. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 11 , wherein an the wireless electronic device and endoscopic peripheral are configured to interface with each other through and application, and wherein the wireless electronic device is capable of functioning independent from the endoscopic peripheral. 
     
     
       16. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 11 , wherein the body is rigid and encloses a portion of the camera and the one or more lights. 
     
     
       17. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 logic for streaming the content through one or more communications networks to one or more remote addresses or devices associated with the endoscopic peripheral. 
 
     
     
       18. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a thermometer for measuring the temperature of the patient. 
 
     
     
       19. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a processor for processing the content captured by the camera. 
 
     
     
       20. The endoscopic peripheral of  claim 11 , wherein a light intensity of the one or more lights, and storage of content is configured to be controlled through the wireless electronic device.